A large and growing field of candidates is angling to take out Mayor Brandon Johnson, who is seen as very beatable.

In 2023, life expectancy in the Loop was 87.3 years, while in West Garfield Park, life expectancy was just 66.6 years, according to the city's Health Department.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is pushing back on presidential threats to cut off all federal funding to sanctuary cities. At stake is approximately $3 billion in federal grants.

Discussions between Johnson and aldermen over legalized video gambling mark the first major efforts to amend the budget passed by the City Council in December.

In an exclusive interview on Tuesday, Mayor Brandon Johnson spoke about the steps the city is taking to help riders feel safe on the CTA.

If Mayor Brandon Johnson is going to have a shot at a second term, he will have to do a lot better job at fundraising than his most recent filings show.

Mayor Brandon Johnson warned again on Wednesday that the Chicago City Council may have to make emergency cuts if revenue baked into the city’s 2026 spending plan fails to materialize.

The unprecedented stalemate that saw opposition City Council members reject the mayor's proposed corporate head tax and pass their own city budget is only part of the reason Johnson is in danger of becoming a one-term mayor.

Sources told ABC7 Chicago that Mayor Brandon Johnson's office is considering an attempt to buy back the rights to the city's parking meters, which were sold in 2008 for more than $1 billion. Revenue since is believed to be more than double that price.

Political firestorm erupts as Chicago's mayor calls to 'abolish ICE' after accusing federal agents of undermining city's historic crime reduction gains.